- Population
- 21,866
- 21.9K
- Elevation
- 15 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+09:00
- Asia/Tokyo · UTC+09:00
- Airports
- FKS Fukushima Airport58 km
- SDJ Sendai Airport73 km
About Namie
Namie is a town. Location: Namie Machi, Futaba-gun. Population: 21,866. Elevation: 15 m.
Namie (浪江町, Namie-machi) is a town located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As of 29 February 2020 the town has a population of 1,238 in 794 households, although the official registered population was 17,114 in 6853 households. The total area of the town is 223.14 square kilometres (86.15 sq mi). The town was evacuated as a result of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster—being directly downwind from the power plant—and was within the exclusion zone set up in response to the disaster.
Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photos of Namie
-
Haruhiko Okumura from Tsu, Japan · CC BY 2.0
.jpg)
Places bordering Namie
- Minami-Sōma
- Nihommatsu
- Tamura
- Katsurao Mura
- Futaba Machi
- Ōkuma Machi
- Kawamata Machi
Climate of Namie
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: May–October.
This month · November
Outside the best season
Day 15° · Night 6° · Rain 73 mm
Better nearby cities in November
- Isehara · 277 km southwest18°
- Kofu · 297 km southwest17°
- Odawara · 297 km southwest19°
- Hottest month
- August (day 27°)
- Coldest month
- January (night -1°)
- Wettest month
- September (185 mm)
- Driest month
- January (33 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high (°C) | 7° | 7° | 10° | 15° | 19° | 21° | 25° | 27° | 24° | 20° | 15° | 10° |
| Average low (°C) | -1° | -1° | 2° | 7° | 11° | 15° | 19° | 21° | 18° | 12° | 6° | 1° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 33 | 55 | 81 | 109 | 116 | 150 | 130 | 134 | 185 | 159 | 73 | 41 |
Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September October
How to get to Namie
The nearest airport is Fukushima Airport (FKS), 58 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Sendai Airport (SDJ) (73 km). The nearest large city is Iwaki, 49 km to the south.
Airports
- Fukushima Airport (FKS) Sukagawa 58 kmsouthwest
- Sendai Airport (SDJ) Natori 73 kmnorth
- Yamagata Airport (GAJ) Higashine 117 kmnorthwest
Nearby large cities
- Iwaki Population: 357.3K 49 kmsouth
- Kōriyama Population: 327.7K 55 kmwest
- Fukushima Population: 294.2K 56 kmnorthwest
- Sendai Population: 1.1M 88 kmnorth
- Aizu-Wakamatsu Population: 118.2K 93 kmwest
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Namie
Within 100 km: 2 historic and cultural sites, 7 natural sites, 9 lakes, rivers and coasts.
60–100 km18 places
- Miyago Jima Island 95 kmN
- Tashiro Jima Island 98 kmN
- Tsuki Shima Island 99 kmN
- Mount Bandai Mountain 83 kmW
Straight-line distances.
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources